Orbital Cloud Glossary

Renting the bus, power, and thermal capacity without owning the hardware. The customer brings the payload; the provider manages the spacecraft.

Fuel delivery to extend satellite lifespan and ROI. Enables assets to operate for 15-20 years instead of 5-7 years, tripling lifetime value.

Access to ground antenna networks for downlink without building infrastructure. The "last mile" network connection to Earth.

Delivering processed insights directly to users (pixels to answers). The customer buys the data product, not the sensor.

Hosting high-performance compute and storage infrastructure in orbit. The orbital equivalent of rack colocation.

Outsourced mission control, maneuvering, and health monitoring. The DevOps/SRE team for satellites.

In-space data relay via inter-satellite links to reduce latency. The CDN/cloud interconnect layer for orbit.

Production of goods (bio/pharma/fiber) in microgravity. Specialized workload hosting for manufacturing applications.

Standard docking and refueling interface for spacecraft. Enables robotic servicing and extends asset lifespan.

Standard interface for spacecraft docking and assembly. Critical for modular platforms and orbital logistics.